Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 441 · 40 questions

What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

1. 1.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
4. 4.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
8. 8.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a balloon
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
34. 34.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) powder
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
36. 36.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
38. 38.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd

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